start - 23 definitions |
| - noun |
| 1. | start -- the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start" |
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| 2. | beginning -- the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" |
| synonyms: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset |
| antonyms: middle -- time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April" , end -- the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
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| 3. | start -- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen" |
| synonyms: starting |
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| 4. | startle -- a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" |
| synonyms: startle, jump |
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| 5. | beginning -- the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" |
| synonyms: beginning, commencement |
| antonyms: finish -- the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause" |
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| 6. | start -- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game |
| synonyms: starting line, scratch, scratch line |
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| 7. | starting signal -- a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start" |
| synonyms: starting signal |
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| 8. | start -- the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch" |
| synonyms: head start |
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| 9. | get down -- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" |
| synonyms: get down, begin, get, start out, set about, set out, commence |
| antonyms: end -- bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
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| 10. | begin -- set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" |
| synonyms: begin, lead off, commence |
| antonyms: end -- bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
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| 11. | depart -- leave; "The family took off for Florida" |
| synonyms: depart, part, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off |
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| 12. | begin -- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" |
| synonyms: begin |
| antonyms: end -- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" |
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| 13. | originate -- bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" |
| synonyms: originate, initiate |
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| 14. | start -- get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack" |
| synonyms: start up, embark on, commence |
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| 15. | startle -- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room" |
| synonyms: startle, jump |
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| 16. | start -- get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer" |
| synonyms: start up |
| antonyms: stop -- cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" |
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| 17. | start -- begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!" |
| synonyms: go, get going |
| antonyms: stop -- come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" |
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| 18. | start -- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job" |
| synonyms: take up |
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| 19. | start -- play in the starting lineup |
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| 20. | begin -- have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" |
| synonyms: begin |
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| 21. | begin -- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade" |
| synonyms: begin |
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| 22. | start -- bulge outward; "His eyes popped" |
| synonyms: protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out |
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| 23. | start, begin -- to set out |
| synonyms: begin, starts, restart, started, starting |
| Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language |
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